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In York County, spiking housing costs price out working-class families
York County’s housing affordability crunch is even more extreme and progressing more rapidly than for the state overall, according to a new report from the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission. Home prices continue to rise, but incomes
New affordable apartment buildings to open in Portland area
If you’re looking for an affordable place to live, three new apartment buildings in greater Portland are opening soon. Most of the units are being set aside for Mainers who work in greater Portland but
Scarborough Town Council approves affordable housing resident for seniors
SCARBOROUGH — Development at the former public safety building site on 246 U.S. Route 1 will include affordable senior housing after the Scarborough Town Council voted to approve an agreement with Avesta Housing on June
Avesta Housing project to add more affordable housing for older residents in Scarborough
Avesta Housing is planning to build a new, $5.5 million, 31-unit affordable housing project for older residents in Scarborough, which proponents say is needed in a tight housing market. The project is proposed for a
MaineCF’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awards $170,000 in grants
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 33 grants totaling $170,000 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine. Grants include: Community Dental,
Community gardens bring residents together
Firmly gripping a handheld square hoe in her right hand, Caroline E. Savage describes what she has planted in her raised garden bed at Motherhouse, a 55-plus Avesta Housing community in Portland. A couple of
Wessex Woods sets new standard in affordable sustainable housing
Avesta Housing’s newest community is the first of its kind in Maine and a reflection of our commitment to provide housing that is both affordable and sustainable. For Wessex Woods in Portland, Avesta partnered with
Avesta’s purchase of C.A. Snow School a done deal
FRYEBURG, Maine — The town’s sale of the C.A.Snow School and former MSAD 72 building to Avesta Housing has been completed, the town manager announced at Thursday’s selectmen’s meeting. Avesta is a Portland, Maine-based non-profit
Avesta Housing awards scholarships to residents
Scholarship recipients Hanan Omar and Benedita Zalanbantu PORTLAND — Avesta Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing provider in Maine and New Hampshire, has awarded educational scholarships of $1,000 each to two first-generation college students who intend
